And I said, ‘Yeah, he is.
SpongeBob’s a lot like you.
You guys are the same and you’re both awesome.'"
Tom Kenny and SpongeBob SquarePants.Greg Doherty/Getty
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“SpongeBob’s kind of on the spectrum too as a character,” he told the cheering crowd.
Is SpongeBob himself autistic as a character?'"
He recalled telling the fan, “‘Of course!’
I said, ‘You know what?
That’s his superpower, the same way that’s your superpower.'”
That wasn’t the first time Kenny spoke publicly about his thoughts on the character’s neurodivergence.
Obsessed with his job, very hardworking, gets really, really deep into something."
